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SUBTIL
Definition of SUBTIL
adjective
Obsolete spelling of subtle.
adjective
Senses relating to tangible things. Of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable; not obvious; inconspicuous, unintrusive. Having a delicate or fine substance or texture; hence, exquisite, refined. Slender, thin. Of a substance: finely powdered; also, of particles of a substance: very fine or small. Of weight: after the tare (“weight of an empty container”) has been subtracted; net.
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Word DNA
SUBTIL inherits its ancestry from its root, SUBTLE.
Line of descent
7 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,066)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SUBTLE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SUBTIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 146, 13 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SUBTIL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read BILSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SUBTIL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SUBTIL?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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